Rapid City South Dakota

Lewis, Lex L.
Army Sergeant

Lex L. Lewis, age 40, from Rapid City, South Dakota, Pennington county.

Parents: Betty Lewis
Spouse: Molly Lewis
Children: Stepdaughter Ariel, 6

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado

Date of death: Friday, July 15, 2011
Death details: Died after injuries suffered July 15 when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire in Farah Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Welke, Joseph Tyler
Marines Lance corporal

Joseph Tyler Welke, age 20, from Rapid City, South Dakota, Pennington county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: I Co, 3D Bn, 1St Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 2004
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained Nov. 19 in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Kuster, Steven Mark
Army Staff sergeant

Steven Mark Kuster, age 21, from Rapid City, South Dakota, Pennington county.

Parents: Henry L. Kuster

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Rapid City High (1966)
Military history: Special Forces Group, Airborne

Date of death: Saturday, February 7, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when the truck he was driving struck a land mine.
Cemetery: Black Hills National

Source: National Archives, Rapid City Journal (1970)

Green, Ralph Howard
Navy Aviation Ordnanceman

Ralph Howard Green from Rapid City, South Dakota.

Parents: Charles Green (died in 1947) and Beatrice Green
Spouse: Carol Jean Ellerton (May 31, 1964)

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Custer High (1961)

Date of death: Friday, December 4, 1964
Death details: Among 12 crewmembers killed when their P-3A Orion crashed in the ocean 12 miles north of Manila, Philippines. Body never recovered.
Cemetery: Memorialized in Black Hills National

Source: Grave marker, Custer Chronicle

Henrichsen, Jimmie Lee
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Jimmie Lee Henrichsen, age 24, from Pennington County Rapid City, South Dakota .

Parents: John Henrichsen

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Body not recovered

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Rapid City Journal (1943)

Rogers, Walter Boone
Navy Fireman 1st class

Walter Boone Rogers, age 22, from Pennington County Rapid City, South Dakota .

Parents: Burt Rogers

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for February 21, 2017

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Rapid City Journal (1942)

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